HYPERTENSION (HIGH BLOOD PRESSURE)

What is high blood pressure? Blood pressure is the force of blood against your artery walls as it circulates through your body. Blood pressure normally rises and falls throughout the day, but it can cause health problems if it stays high for a long time. High blood pressure can lead to heart disease and stroke— the leading causes of death in the United States Who is at risk? One in three American adults has high blood pressure—that’s an estimated 67 million...

Your Health Is Important

Women, we are the amazing creatures that God created we are multi-taskers able to accomplish several tasks simultaneously. It is amazing what little time we take for ourselves because we are givers at the expense of our well-meaning. In March we entered a pandemic that caused uncertainty for many. Although women were experiencing challenges with work, home, marriage, and children, COVID-19 threw us into a whirlwind of survival. The normalcy of our lives was...

Ideas for celebrating NWHW

  Interested in participating in National Women’s Health Week but not sure how? We make it easy for you with this list of ideas! Get involved online! Join the National Women’s Health Week Thunderclap (link is external). Take the National Women’s Health Week quiz. Spread the word through social media with our prewritten messages and infographics. Take a healthy-selfie and share it through social media. Use the #NWHW hashtag. Like us on Facebook...

Health Information

You are an amazing creature and your body was intricately designed. You have a responsibility to maintain a healthy lifestyle. The lifestyle that you have can affect those around you. It is imperative that you act now to make the proper changes, if any. Work on getting your mind to line-up with the healthy life you desire. Eating healthy, exercise and a good mental attitude can prevent high cholesterol, diabetes and heart attack. To the best of your ability strive...